(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2008. Regulation 2(2) inserts a definition of “historic battlefield”. This relates to the new inventory of historic battlefields compiled and maintained under section 32B of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Regulation 2(3) introduces a requirement upon the planning authority to consult the Scottish Ministers in certain cases where an application for planning permission is made for development which may affect a historic battlefield. In terms of regulation 1(2) the requirement to consult applies only to applications for planning permission made on or after 1st August 2012.